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Previous Volume 341:854-855 September 9, 1999 Number 11 Next

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Edited by Gabriel G. Nahas, Kenneth M. Sutin, David J. Harvey, and Stig Agurell, with Nicholas Pace and Robert Cancro. 826 pp., illustrated. Totowa, N.J., Humana Press, 1999. $125. ISBN 0-89603-593-X.

The medical use of marijuana has polarized public opinion, particularly because of its widespread recreational use over the past 30 years. Those in favor of its medical use point to the apparent safety of this ancient and "natural" remedy, the profusion of anecdotal and survey-based evidence of marijuana's effectiveness, and the importance in today's culture of personal choice. This view has been expressed at the ballot box since November 1996 by referendums in several states. Those opposed, troubled by this potential gateway to serious drug abuse, especially among adolescents, regard acceptance of the medical use of marijuana as the camel's . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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